diff --git a/include/net/sctp/constants.h b/include/net/sctp/constants.h
index 5b847e49f7e9..8307c862b5c2 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/constants.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/constants.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T4_RTO,
 	SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T5_SHUTDOWN_GUARD,
 	SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_HEARTBEAT,
+	SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_RECONF,
 	SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SACK,
 	SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_AUTOCLOSE,
 } sctp_event_timeout_t;
diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sm.h b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
index 3462cb08f51a..d2d9e28fe783 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sm.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ sctp_state_fn_t sctp_sf_cookie_wait_icmp_abort;
 
 /* Prototypes for timeout event state functions.  */
 sctp_state_fn_t sctp_sf_do_6_3_3_rtx;
+sctp_state_fn_t sctp_sf_send_reconf;
 sctp_state_fn_t sctp_sf_do_6_2_sack;
 sctp_state_fn_t sctp_sf_autoclose_timer_expire;
 
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ int sctp_do_sm(struct net *net, sctp_event_t event_type, sctp_subtype_t subtype,
 /* 2nd level prototypes */
 void sctp_generate_t3_rtx_event(unsigned long peer);
 void sctp_generate_heartbeat_event(unsigned long peer);
+void sctp_generate_reconf_event(unsigned long peer);
 void sctp_generate_proto_unreach_event(unsigned long peer);
 
 void sctp_ootb_pkt_free(struct sctp_packet *);
diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index 3dc983e97564..463b4d642d68 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -877,6 +877,9 @@ struct sctp_transport {
 	/* Timer to handle ICMP proto unreachable envets */
 	struct timer_list proto_unreach_timer;
 
+	/* Timer to handler reconf chunk rtx */
+	struct timer_list reconf_timer;
+
 	/* Since we're using per-destination retransmission timers
 	 * (see above), we're also using per-destination "transmitted"
 	 * queues.  This probably ought to be a private struct
@@ -935,6 +938,7 @@ void sctp_transport_pmtu(struct sctp_transport *, struct sock *sk);
 void sctp_transport_free(struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_transport_reset_t3_rtx(struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_transport_reset_hb_timer(struct sctp_transport *);
+void sctp_transport_reset_reconf_timer(struct sctp_transport *transport);
 int sctp_transport_hold(struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_transport_put(struct sctp_transport *);
 void sctp_transport_update_rto(struct sctp_transport *, __u32);
@@ -1868,6 +1872,8 @@ struct sctp_association {
 	__u32 strreset_outseq; /* Update after receiving response */
 	__u32 strreset_inseq; /* Update after receiving request */
 
+	struct sctp_chunk *strreset_chunk; /* save request chunk */
+
 	struct sctp_priv_assoc_stats stats;
 
 	int sent_cnt_removable;
diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index 42ece6f35b98..fc33540d2f11 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ void sctp_association_free(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 	/* Free stream information. */
 	sctp_stream_free(asoc->stream);
 
+	if (asoc->strreset_chunk)
+		sctp_chunk_free(asoc->strreset_chunk);
+
 	/* Clean up the bound address list. */
 	sctp_bind_addr_free(&asoc->base.bind_addr);
 
@@ -520,6 +523,12 @@ void sctp_assoc_rm_peer(struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	if (asoc->peer.last_data_from == peer)
 		asoc->peer.last_data_from = transport;
 
+	if (asoc->strreset_chunk &&
+	    asoc->strreset_chunk->transport == peer) {
+		asoc->strreset_chunk->transport = transport;
+		sctp_transport_reset_reconf_timer(transport);
+	}
+
 	/* If we remove the transport an INIT was last sent to, set it to
 	 * NULL. Combined with the update of the retran path above, this
 	 * will cause the next INIT to be sent to the next available
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
index c345bf153bed..a4552712b882 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
@@ -436,6 +436,37 @@ out_unlock:
 	sctp_association_put(asoc);
 }
 
+ /* Handle the timeout of the RE-CONFIG timer. */
+void sctp_generate_reconf_event(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct sctp_transport *transport = (struct sctp_transport *)data;
+	struct sctp_association *asoc = transport->asoc;
+	struct sock *sk = asoc->base.sk;
+	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
+	int error = 0;
+
+	bh_lock_sock(sk);
+	if (sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
+		pr_debug("%s: sock is busy\n", __func__);
+
+		/* Try again later.  */
+		if (!mod_timer(&transport->reconf_timer, jiffies + (HZ / 20)))
+			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	error = sctp_do_sm(net, SCTP_EVENT_T_TIMEOUT,
+			   SCTP_ST_TIMEOUT(SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_RECONF),
+			   asoc->state, asoc->ep, asoc,
+			   transport, GFP_ATOMIC);
+
+	if (error)
+		sk->sk_err = -error;
+
+out_unlock:
+	bh_unlock_sock(sk);
+	sctp_transport_put(transport);
+}
 
 /* Inject a SACK Timeout event into the state machine.  */
 static void sctp_generate_sack_event(unsigned long data)
@@ -453,6 +484,7 @@ sctp_timer_event_t *sctp_timer_events[SCTP_NUM_TIMEOUT_TYPES] = {
 	sctp_generate_t4_rto_event,
 	sctp_generate_t5_shutdown_guard_event,
 	NULL,
+	NULL,
 	sctp_generate_sack_event,
 	sctp_generate_autoclose_event,
 };
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 0ceded37d20b..2ae186aba9a8 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,34 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_sendbeat_8_3(struct net *net,
 	return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
 }
 
+/* resend asoc strreset_chunk.  */
+sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_send_reconf(struct net *net,
+				       const struct sctp_endpoint *ep,
+				       const struct sctp_association *asoc,
+				       const sctp_subtype_t type, void *arg,
+				       sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands)
+{
+	struct sctp_transport *transport = arg;
+
+	if (asoc->overall_error_count >= asoc->max_retrans) {
+		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_SET_SK_ERR,
+				SCTP_ERROR(ETIMEDOUT));
+		/* CMD_ASSOC_FAILED calls CMD_DELETE_TCB. */
+		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_ASSOC_FAILED,
+				SCTP_PERR(SCTP_ERROR_NO_ERROR));
+		SCTP_INC_STATS(net, SCTP_MIB_ABORTEDS);
+		SCTP_DEC_STATS(net, SCTP_MIB_CURRESTAB);
+		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_DELETE_TCB;
+	}
+
+	sctp_chunk_hold(asoc->strreset_chunk);
+	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY,
+			SCTP_CHUNK(asoc->strreset_chunk));
+	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_STRIKE, SCTP_TRANSPORT(transport));
+
+	return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
+}
+
 /*
  * Process an heartbeat request.
  *
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statetable.c b/net/sctp/sm_statetable.c
index a987d54b379c..3da521abfc57 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statetable.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statetable.c
@@ -888,6 +888,25 @@ static const sctp_sm_table_entry_t other_event_table[SCTP_NUM_OTHER_TYPES][SCTP_
 	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
 }
 
+#define TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_RECONF { \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_CLOSED */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_COOKIE_WAIT */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_COOKIE_ECHOED */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_ESTABLISHED */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_send_reconf), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_PENDING */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_SENT */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_RECEIVED */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+	/* SCTP_STATE_SHUTDOWN_ACK_SENT */ \
+	TYPE_SCTP_FUNC(sctp_sf_timer_ignore), \
+}
+
 static const sctp_sm_table_entry_t timeout_event_table[SCTP_NUM_TIMEOUT_TYPES][SCTP_STATE_NUM_STATES] = {
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_NONE,
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T1_COOKIE,
@@ -897,6 +916,7 @@ static const sctp_sm_table_entry_t timeout_event_table[SCTP_NUM_TIMEOUT_TYPES][S
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T4_RTO,
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_T5_SHUTDOWN_GUARD,
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_HEARTBEAT,
+	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_RECONF,
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_SACK,
 	TYPE_SCTP_EVENT_TIMEOUT_AUTOCLOSE,
 };
diff --git a/net/sctp/transport.c b/net/sctp/transport.c
index a1652ab63918..baa1ac00d7b5 100644
--- a/net/sctp/transport.c
+++ b/net/sctp/transport.c
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@ static struct sctp_transport *sctp_transport_init(struct net *net,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&peer->transports);
 
 	setup_timer(&peer->T3_rtx_timer, sctp_generate_t3_rtx_event,
-			(unsigned long)peer);
+		    (unsigned long)peer);
 	setup_timer(&peer->hb_timer, sctp_generate_heartbeat_event,
-			(unsigned long)peer);
+		    (unsigned long)peer);
+	setup_timer(&peer->reconf_timer, sctp_generate_reconf_event,
+		    (unsigned long)peer);
 	setup_timer(&peer->proto_unreach_timer,
 		    sctp_generate_proto_unreach_event, (unsigned long)peer);
 
@@ -144,6 +146,9 @@ void sctp_transport_free(struct sctp_transport *transport)
 	if (del_timer(&transport->T3_rtx_timer))
 		sctp_transport_put(transport);
 
+	if (del_timer(&transport->reconf_timer))
+		sctp_transport_put(transport);
+
 	/* Delete the ICMP proto unreachable timer if it's active. */
 	if (del_timer(&transport->proto_unreach_timer))
 		sctp_association_put(transport->asoc);
@@ -211,6 +216,14 @@ void sctp_transport_reset_hb_timer(struct sctp_transport *transport)
 		sctp_transport_hold(transport);
 }
 
+void sctp_transport_reset_reconf_timer(struct sctp_transport *transport)
+{
+	if (!timer_pending(&transport->reconf_timer))
+		if (!mod_timer(&transport->reconf_timer,
+			       jiffies + transport->rto))
+			sctp_transport_hold(transport);
+}
+
 /* This transport has been assigned to an association.
  * Initialize fields from the association or from the sock itself.
  * Register the reference count in the association.